Name: Knoxville Livestock Auction - Knoxville, TN livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale two weeks ago, a steady undertone was noted for feeder steers overall and heifers weighing up to 450 lbs., with limited comparable receipts this week. A lower undertone noted for feeder heifers weighing over 450 lbs., and sharply lower undertone for feeder bulls, also with limited comparable receipts this week. Slaughter cows gauging 3.00 lower overall, with no comparisons available for slaughter bulls due to limited comparable receipts, however, a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.04/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −77.64 against this barn's trailing median of $215.68.

Average price

$138.04

53 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Small and Medium 1-2

$9.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	360	140.80	507	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	525	138.72	728	42
Small and Medium 1-2	425	131.00	557	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.80/cwt here — about −$50 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

29 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $233.64, low $190.46, median $215.68 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

138.04

—

TN average10 barns · 569 hd

131.30

+6.74

This barn, trailing median29 sales

215.68

−77.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,873	82.69	1,549	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	69.40	883	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	67.15	973	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	931	55.72	519	4thin

Every lot, as filed

63 lots · USDA AMS · Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	64.98/cwt	61.50–68.00	775	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,036	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	12,149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	171.17/cwt	164.00–173.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	129.33/cwt	126.00–133.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	153.15/cwt	147.50–157.00	809	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	985	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	78.78/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,536	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,557	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	487	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	142.99/cwt	135.00–152.00	745	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	120.11/cwt	114.00–129.00	741	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	157.52/cwt	152.50–159.00	680	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	165.05/cwt	160.00–167.50	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.45/cwt	149.00–152.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	157.45/cwt	156.00–159.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	161.50/cwt	160.00–163.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	499	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	410	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	123.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	125.14/cwt	122.00–129.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	125.62/cwt	120.00–130.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	124.78/cwt	120.00–127.50	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	129.52/cwt	127.00–134.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	137.04/cwt	134.00–138.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	105.30/cwt	101.00–112.50	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	134.00/cwt	132.00–135.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	546	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	610	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	686	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	486	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,030	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	659	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	55.94/cwt	52.00–59.00	464	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	486	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	64.72/cwt	63.00–66.00	835	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,271	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,263	69.90/cwt	67.50–72.50	883	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Natural	—	1,640	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,255	1

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Wed Mar 4, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 184Last week 229Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 91Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	61.50–68.00	64.98
1	—	1,255	78.50	78.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	52.00–59.00	55.94
1	—	1,035	47.00	47.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	63.00–66.00	64.72
1	—	1,765	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	67.50–72.50	69.90
1	—	1,640	76.50	76.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,950	75.00–83.50	78.78
1	—	1,720	90.50	90.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	835.00	835.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	164.00–173.00	171.17
3	—	731	125.00	125.00
3	—	635	126.00–133.00	129.33
3	—	528	147.50–157.00	153.15
2	—	680	126.00	126.00
2	—	460	160.00–163.00	161.50
1	—	550	152.50	152.50
1	—	375	169.00	169.00
1	—	345	163.00	163.00
1	—	290	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	142.50	142.50
2	—	495	138.00	138.00
1	—	610	112.50	112.50
1	—	380	128.00	128.00
1	—	315	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	280	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	144.00	144.00
2	—	425	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	135.00–152.00	142.99
7	—	617	114.00–129.00	120.11
5	—	432	152.50–159.00	157.52
3	—	775	99.00	99.00
3	—	327	160.00–167.50	165.05
2	—	475	149.00–152.00	150.45
1	—	815	101.00	101.00
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	133.00	133.00
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
1	—	265	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	156.00–159.00	157.45
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	120.00–127.00	123.29
6	—	559	122.00–129.00	125.14
5	—	517	120.00–130.00	125.62
5	—	478	120.00–127.50	124.78
5	—	434	127.00–134.00	129.52
4	—	340	134.00–138.00	137.04
3	—	733	101.00–112.50	105.30
3	—	372	132.00–135.00	134.00
1	—	800	101.00	101.00
1	—	295	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	141.00	141.00
1	—	370	147.50	147.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Knoxville Livestock Center - Knoxville, TN

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle